Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A person sold a horse with a profit of 15 percent. If he had bought it for 25 percent less and sold it for less than 60 rupees, he would have gained 32 percent. The purchase price of the horse was.

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    Rs.370
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs.372
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.375
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.378
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs.375"

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A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10 %. If he had bought it at 4 % less and sold it for Rs. 6 more. he would have gained $$18{3\over4}\%$$. The cost price of the book is 

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    Rs . 150
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 160
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 130
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 140
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs . 150 "

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The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10% is Rs.10. The cost price of the article is -

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    Rs.150
    Correct
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    Rs.200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.100
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.120
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.200"

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On selling an article for Rs.240, a trader loss of 10%.In order to gain 10%, he must sell that article for -

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    Rs.267.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.290.80
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.293.32
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.296.84
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Answer : 3. "Rs.293.32"

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The price of jewelry , passing through three hands. rises on the whole by 65 %. If the first and the second sellers earned 20 % and 25 % profit respectively, the profit earned by the third seller is 

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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "10% "

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A drug dealer sells a tablet for 5 rupees. If he buys a tablet packet for Rs 50 and if a tablet packet contains 25 tablets, what will be his profit percentage?

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    100%
    Correct
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    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "150%"

Q:

A man purchased a bedsheet for₹ 450 and sold it at a gain of 10% calculated on the selling price. The selling price of the bedsheet was 

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    ₹ 480
    Correct
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    ₹500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 460
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 475
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Answer : 2. "₹500"
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